The Mena Bearcats routed the visiting Cossatot River Eagles basketball team by a final score of 40-15 in Saturday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bearcats face the Ozark Hillbillies (Ozark, AR) in a 4A Region 4 game, on Monday, December 11. Mena will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Hillbillies enter the game with a 3-8 record after their 31-26 league loss to Waldron (Waldron, AR).

With the defeat, Cossatot River moves to 6-5 on the year. The Eagles travel to Paris (Paris, AR) to face the Eagles in a 3A Region 4 game on Tuesday, December 12. The Eagles enter the game with a record of 3-8. Paris lost 59-52 in their recent non-league game against West Fork (West Fork, AR)